What color is #C3CBCD?

#C3CBCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CBCD?

The RGB value is 195, 203, 205: 195 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CBCD?

The complementary color is #CDC5C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CBCD color

#C3CBCD rgb(195, 203, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3CBCD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 79.6% green and 80.4% blue (195, 203, 205).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 9% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Where There Is Smoke (#C7CCCE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#C3CBCD color codes

HEX	`#C3CBCD`
RGB	`rgb(195, 203, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 79.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 9%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 5%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.14, -2.35, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.14, 3.05, 219.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.879, 58.721, 66.189)`
Decimal	`12831693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CBCD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C3CBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C3CBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3cbcd; }
.text { color: #c3cbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 203 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3cbcd, #c3c6cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3CBCD?: #C3CBCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CBCD?: The RGB value is 195, 203, 205: 195 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CBCD?: The complementary color is #CDC5C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.